I got a 90%; made 2 dumb mistakes. But now I'm a citizen!!! (And I've printed and laminated the cool certificate so I can prove it when I go to vote next time!)

But like my mom used to say: "That and 50 cents will get you a ride on the subway." (Now it costs $2.50 to ride the subway. $2.50!! And that's not including the snorkel and mask.) I wonder if they'd give me a discount if I show my citizenship certificate?

November 14th, 2012, 04:26 PM

kapnketel

What's scarier is the fact that naturalized citizens know more about our government than most high school graduates.

November 14th, 2012, 04:28 PM

pgrass101

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Originally Posted by kapnketel

What's scarier is the fact that naturalized citizens know more about our government than most high school graduates.

Heck I'll bet my 5 year old knows more about our system of government than most High School kids

November 14th, 2012, 04:33 PM

msgt/ret

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Originally Posted by Dandyone

I missed one question... but that was more of a brain fart than anything else...

IMHO, the test does not do a good job of getting at what it *means* to be an American (and this, of course, is NOT universal)... but I would argue that those seeking citizenship know what being American means more than many of those born in this great country.

In a word, it means FREEDOM... It means individual rights to speech, bear arms, religion... and most importantly the right to disagree with each other and with government.
We must not let any of these freedoms be taken from us.

That reminds me of a favorite of Yakov Smirnoff quote “In Russia we had free speech difference is in America you are still free next day”.

November 14th, 2012, 04:44 PM

dukalmighty

90% misread president during WW1 thought it said WW2,and missed term for US Senators

I am disappointed in my score. I majored in U.S. History and taught Government for 6 years *sigh*

November 14th, 2012, 05:05 PM

OldVet

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Originally Posted by dukalmighty

About the only thing a lot of American kids could pass today is Gas

And most of them couldn't do it "cleanly."

November 14th, 2012, 05:15 PM

jd3207

90% here! Every American should check their knowledge level occasionally....

November 14th, 2012, 08:09 PM

Alex_C

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Originally Posted by pgrass101

Quick does anyone know how much it costs to take this test to become an US citizen?

When I did it it was about $400, but it rose to $600 shortly after. It may be different now.

There's all manner of filing fees and additional costs before taking the test though, with getting a permanent resident card (and renewing it), work permit and other miscellaneous forms. I'd say it costs a good couple of grand by the time it's all over with.